Tag: Pain
Classification Details Pain Prevalence Among U.S. Adults
6.4 percent of adults classified as having highest level of pain, based on persistence, bothersomeness
Drug Monitoring Program Tied to Drop in Opioid Rx in Florida
Modest decrease in opioid prescriptions and use; reductions only in highest baseline prescribers, users
FDA Approves OxyContin for Children As Young As 11
Duragesic is the only other extended-release opioid with FDA-approved labeling for use in children
Many Reproductive-Age Women Experience Pelvic Pain
Findings suggest that even during routine visits, doctors should ask women about pelvic pain
Tamsulosin Could Help Passage of Larger Kidney Stones
Especially helpful with larger stones, while smaller ones may pass on their own
U.S. Medical Groups Fighting Prescription Opioid Abuse
Special Task Force aims to curb 'epidemic' of addiction to opioids such as Oxycontin, Vicodin
Not All Placebos Are Equal in Knee Osteoarthritis
Differential placebo effects can alter estimates of the relative efficacies of active treatments
Cannabis Alleviates Peripheral Neuropathic Pain in Diabetes
Dose-dependent reduction in pain with inhaled cannabis in trial of 16 patients
Ginger May Be Effective for Relieving Primary Dysmenorrhea
Meta-analysis shows reduction in pain visual analog score with ginger during days three to four of cycle
Lidocaine Patches Don’t Cut Pain After Robotic Cardiac Valve Sx
Lidocaine 5 percent patches had no impact on measures of acute or persistent pain
